Max Garcia (racing driver)

Max Garcia
Garcia at the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg in 2024
Nationality	American
Born	Max Garcia (2009-03-17) March 17, 2009 (age 16) Miami, Florida, U.S.
Indy NXT career
Debut season	2026
Current team	Abel Motorsports
Car number	12
Starts	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	TBD in 2026
Previous series
2025 2023–24	USF Pro 2000 Championship USF2000 Championship
Championship titles
2025 2024	USF Pro 2000 Championship USF2000 Championship

Max Garcia (born March 17, 2009) ^[1] is an American racing driver who is set to compete in the Indy NXT for Abel Motorsports. He is the 2024 USF2000 champion and the 2025 USF Pro 2000 Championship champion.

Career

Karting

Garcia began karting at the age of seven, winning championships including the SKUSA Micro National Championship in 2018 and the United States Pro Kart Mini National Championship in 2020. ^[2]

USF2000 Championship

Garcia competed in the USF2000 Championship in 2023 and 2024, both with Pabst Racing, winning the championship during his second season. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

USF Pro 2000 Championship

Following his 2024 USF2000 Championship title, Garcia moved up to compete in the 2025 USF Pro 2000 Championship continuing with Pabst Racing. ^[6] After a podium in the opening race of the season, Garcia took his maiden win in race two at St. Petersburg. He left the weekend leading the points standings, as race one winner Alessandro de Tullio crashed in race two. ^[7] Garcia followed this up with two pole positions and another win in NOLA, and led the standings with a sixteen-point gap to de Tullio. ^[8] Garcia extended his championship lead with a podium at Indianapolis, ^[9] and went on to win two races of the three races during the Road America round. ^{[10] [11]} Garcia won both races at the Mid-Ohio round, claiming 66 points (the maximum for the round), helping Pabst Racing win the teams' championship. ^{[12] [13]} By winning the first race in Toronto, Garcia clinched the drivers' championship with three races to spare. ^[14]

Indy NXT

After winning the USF Pro 2000 Championship, Garcia is set to make the promotion to Indy NXT in 2026 with Abel Motorsports. ^[15]

Karting record

Karting career summary

Season	Series	Team	Position
2018	SKUSA SuperNationals – Micro Swift class by Parolin	KartSport North America	3rd
	SKUSA Pro Tour – Micro Swift		1st
2019	SKUSA SuperNationals – Mini Swift		5th
	SKUSA Pro Tour – Mini Swift		12th
	IAME International Final – X30 Mini		18th
2020	SKUSA Winter Series – Mini Swift		1st
	Florida Winter Tour – Mini ROK	Kart Republic North America	27th
	SKUSA Pro Tour – Mini Swift		2nd
2021	SKUSA SuperNationals – X30 Junior	MPG Motorsports	2nd
2022	CIK-FIA European Championship – OKJ	DPK Racing	NC
	SKUSA SuperNationals XXV – X30 Junior	MPG Motorsports	3rd
	SKUSA SuperNationals XXV – KA100 Junior		13th
Source: [16] [17]

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2023	USF2000 Championship	Pabst Racing	16	0	0	0	2	207	9th
2024	USF2000 Championship	Pabst Racing	18	5	7	3	10	428	1st
2025	USF Pro 2000 Championship	Pabst Racing	18	9	9	12	13	495	1st
2026	Indy NXT	Abel Motorsports	0	0	0	0	0	0	TBD
Source: [17]

^* Season still in progress.

American open–wheel racing results

USF2000 Championship

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Rank	Points
2023	Pabst Racing	STP 1	STP 2	SEB 1 6	SEB 1 7	IMS 1 18	IMS 2 11	IMS 3 4	IRP 7	ROA 1 15	ROA 2 3	MOH 1 20	MOH 2 5	MOH 3 7	TOR 1 2	TOR 2 15	POR 1 6	POR 2 18	POR 3 5	9th	207
2024	Pabst Racing	STP 1 1	STP 2 1*	NOL 1 1*	NOL 2 3	NOL 3 4	IMS 1 6	IMS 2 1	IRP 7	ROA 1 4*	ROA 2 6	MOH 1 2	MOH 2 4	MOH 3 4	TOR 1 3	TOR 2 4	POR 1 2	POR 2 1	POR 3 2	1st	428
Source: [18] [19]

USF Pro 2000 Championship

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Position	Points
2025	Pabst Racing	STP 1 2	STP 2 1*	LOU 1 2	LOU 2 2	LOU 3 1*	IMS 1 4	IMS 2 3	IMS 3 4	IRP 4	ROA 1 1*	ROA 2 1*	ROA 3 4	MOH 1 1*	MOH 2 1*	TOR 1 1*	TOR 2 9	POR 1 1*	POR 2 1*	1st	495
Source: [20] [21]

* Season still in progress.

References

1. "Max Garcia". USF Pro 2000 Championship . Retrieved July 19, 2025.
2. Pearson, Chris (April 18, 2023). "Fourteen year-old Max Garcia sets his sights on the Indy 500". miami's community newspapers. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
3. "PABST RACING SIGNS GARCIA FOR USF2000 IN 2024". USF2000 Championship. December 5, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
4. "Max Garcia Utilizes Patience in USF2000 Title Pursuit". USOPENWHEELNATION. April 11, 2024. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
5. Wood, Ida (August 25, 2024). "Max Garcia returns to winning ways to clinch USF2000 crown". Formula Scout. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
6. "Pabst Racing and Max Garcia Ready for 2025 USF Pro 200 Season". USF Pro 2000 Championship . November 27, 2024. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
7. Allen, Peter (March 2, 2025). "Garcia wins second St. Petersburg race to lead USF Pro 2000 points". Formula Scout. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
8. Wood, Ida (April 13, 2025). "Garcia and de Tullio's USF Pro 2000 title fight starts to get into gear". Formula Scout. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
9. Albertini, Marco (May 5, 2025). "Feeder Series weekend review, results and standings: 08–11 May". Feeder Series. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
10. Allen, Peter (June 21, 2025). "Garcia grows USF Pro 2000 lead with dominant Road America win". Formula Scout. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
11. McClure, Michael (June 24, 2025). "Feeder Series weekend review, results and standings: 20–22 June (Americas)". Feeder Series. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
12. Albertini, Marco (July 8, 2025). "Feeder Series weekend review, results and standings: 04–06 July (Americas)". Feeder Series. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
13. Waring, Bethonie (July 5, 2025). "Max Garcia leaves Mid-Ohio with another USF Pro 2000 victory". Formula Scout. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
14. "Garcia's perfection secures USF Pro championship". Racer.com. July 19, 2025. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
15. Wood, Ida (15 September 2025). "USFP2000 champion Max Garcia joins Abel for Indy Nxt graduation". Formula Scout. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
16. "Garcia Max". Kartcom. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
17. "Max Garcia". Driver Database. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
18. "USF2000 2023". Driver Database. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
19. "USF2000 2024". Driver Database. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
20. "USF Pro 2000 2025". Driver Database. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
21. "2025 Season Standings". USF Pro 2000 Championship . Retrieved July 19, 2025.

External links

• Max Garcia career summary at DriverDB.com